Gingrich and Romney: The whole truth?

(CNN)– Perhaps you remember the Oscar-nominated movie "12 Angry Men." It’s the story of an all-male, all-white jury meeting for a slam-dunk guilty-of-murder-one verdict against a Spanish teenager. Except for one lone juror, known only as No….

CNN • January 25, 2012, 12:14 PM (PST)

CNN

Paterno family arrives in school buses for funeral

Two blue school buses like the ones used to transport the Penn State football team to home games have carried the family of Joe Paterno to a campus spiritual center where the legendary coach’s funeral will be held. Paterno’s wife, Sue, was first off …

San Francisco Gate • January 25, 2012, 12:22 PM (PST)

CBS Sports

Iran eyes banning oil sales to Europe

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament will begin debating a draft bill requiring the government to immediately halt oil exports to Europe, a prominent lawmaker said Wednesday, as Tehran weighs its options following the European Union’s decision to …

Yahoo Finance • January 25, 2012, 10:06 AM (PST)

Town Hall

RIM Advances on Speculation Drop Caused by New CEO Was Overdone

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, advanced after three days of declines as some investors speculated the drop caused by the appointment of a new chief executive officer was overdone. RIM gained 8.3 percent to $16.26 at…

Bloomberg • January 25, 2012, 12:22 PM (PST)

USA Today

Castro: GOP primary a ‘competition of idiocy and ignorance’

HAVANA (AP) – Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of "idiocy and ignorance" the world has ever seen in a column published Wednesday, and also took shots at the news media and foreign governments…

USA Today • January 25, 2012, 12:50 PM (PST)

Dallas Morning News

Obama pitches economic message in swing states

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama embarked Wednesday on a three-day tour of politically crucial states in a post-State of the Union journey to sell his 2012 economic policy goals while pitching his presidency to a divided public. Fresh …

Yahoo Finance • January 25, 2012, 12:29 PM (PST)


Wall Street Journal

Plainfield native McCarthy nominated for Oscar

Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy has been nominated for an Oscar, stirring lots of reaction Tuesday at her alma mater, Joliet Catholic Academy. "It’s the news of the day. We’re just thrilled," said Sister Barb Kwiatkowski, who works in campus …

Chicago Sun-Times • January 25, 2012, 9:51 AM (PST)

Los Angeles Times

What Apple’s $100 Billion Really Means

Apple’s jaw-dropping announcement that it had nearly $100 billion in cash on hand at the end of the last quarter has many people scrambling for ideas about what Apple should do with all that loot. Apple said this week it ended the last quarter and the …

CNBC • January 25, 2012, 12:29 PM (PST)